Eye muscles

My husband is now navigating sixth nerve palsy on top of ALS

My husband, Todd, woke to double vision after a week of severe headaches. He was discouraged because his vision was one thing he had left after 14 years of ALS taking most of his muscles. I scheduled an appointment for him to see an ophthalmologist on Monday of last…

Eye Muscles Remain Unaffected by ALS Progression

Research into patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) has found that the eye muscles are not affected by the disease that attacks all the other muscles in the body. Researchers focus on eye and limb muscles for clues about the disease. Read more here.  The Swedish study found that even…

Eye Muscles Resist ALS Progression, but More Research Needed to Understand Why

Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) have intact eye muscle movement, even at more advanced stages of the disease, according to new research. However, the reason remains unknown. Researchers say that discovering how this happens may help in the design of novel treatments to fight the loss of muscle activity in…

ALS Researchers Focus on Eye, Limb Muscles for Clues to the Disease

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) severely burdens skeletal muscles, while eye muscles remain far less affected. Vahid M. Harandi, a doctoral student at Umea University in Sweden, and his colleagues are focusing on the specific proteins involved in both areas’ response to ALS in an effort to better understand the pathophysiology…